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True Comics #23
This anthology issue contains multiple true stories presented as factual features. "A Race That Stopped a War" recounts how a footrace on the island of St. Martin in 1647 settled a territorial dispute between French and Dutch colonists, with each side claiming the island and agreeing to resolve the conflict through a running race. "Full-Time American: William T. Morris, One Man War Plant" profiles Morris, a factory worker in an oceanside basement facility who produces ship steering wheel spokes as a vital wartime contribution, earning recognition as a patriotic American laborer. Additional shorter features and humorous anecdotes fill the issue, including jokes and true incidents submitted by readers.